Struggling to survive at Hogwarts

Chapter 320 Untamed

Lock has been feeling incredibly unlucky lately.

First, a scoundrel forcibly "borrowed" a large sum of Galleons from him, not only causing him to lose face in Gringotts, but also instantly straining his cash flow!

After he finally came to his senses, he looked up and saw—

Oh ho, that scoundrel is here again!

Lock has never missed Egypt so much.

Although it was dirty and chaotic there, and full of messy things... but!

There are no thugs there!!!

As the thug drew closer and closer, the lock... his heart sank to despair.

This despair reached its peak when Thea clearly called out his name and proposed to discuss a business deal.

Heaven is going to destroy me!!!

The lock roared inwardly, but could only manage a smile on its face—a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"...Then...the conference room?"

"Ah."

The two entered the conference room one after the other. In the hall, the fairies who had just been silent suddenly had a gleam in their eyes.

Five minutes later, the entire Gringotts community was filled with sympathy for Lock.

Returning to this conference room filled with the history of the locks' suffering, Thea felt a rare pang of guilt, but she quickly rallied.

She's here today to discuss business in a very "serious" way!

Lock: "…………"

Why can't I believe it?

Suokou's strong work ethic forced him to maintain a smile, but when he took a document from Thea, it's no exaggeration to say that his eyes lit up!

"After all, it's my engagement party, so I'd rather handle it myself to feel at ease..."

"But I don't have many trustworthy and experienced people around me..."

"So, Mr. Lock, is this deal feasible?"

At the conference table, Thea smiled gently and innocently. If Lock hadn't seen some "little secrets" in the documents, he probably would have been fooled by her too.

"It is my honor to have your trust!"

"But... the integrity of business people..."

Integrity?

Do you fairies have such things?

Thea found it amusing, but her tone remained gentle.

"Even the most extravagant engagement party wouldn't cost more than a few million Galleons... I just want a little more spending money... I'm sure my father won't mind."

"Besides, if this deal goes through, you'll be the biggest contributor... how could I possibly treat you unfairly?"

This is practically a blatant case of coercion and enticement!

Now, the lock faces only two paths.

First, cooperate with Thea; the benefits afterward can be seen in how well Thea treated those Slytherin brats…

Second, if they reject Thea... then Gringotts will soon have a new owner!

"I agree!"

Upon hearing this, Thea gave a truly enthusiastic smile.

"Then...we'd like to have a pleasant collaboration?"

"Of course!"

Two minutes later, the two walked out of the meeting room again.

Unlike his previous expression of utter despair, he was now beaming with pride.

Soon, new rumors began circulating throughout Gringotts:

The lock has been driven crazy by that thug!

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

As expected, after leaving Gringotts, Thea saw Barty Jr. on the steps.

"My master sent me to pick you up."

Little Barty was very respectful, if Thea hadn't known that he had been following her since she left the house.

"Ah."

Thea agreed nonchalantly, her mind already racing as she considered her new collaboration with Lock.

Anyway, this engagement party is her show, and she gets to decide how it's arranged!

However... what about Theodore...?

What kind of apology gift should I give?

Thea was a little troubled when Little Barty's voice rang out.

"You don't seem very happy, is something wrong?"

"nothing."

Thea made her resistance clear, thinking the other party would shut up, but who knew...

"Oh, I thought you were sad about someone."

This statement seemed to come out of nowhere, and Thea looked up.

The next second, Little Barty smiled, and his lips clearly formed the words—

Deng, Bu, Li, Duo.

boom!

Thea thought she was seeing things for a moment, but when she looked again, the other person had changed their expression and was leisurely observing her reaction.

Testing the waters!!!

“That joke isn’t funny, Barty.”

Thea's expression finally turned cold.

"is it?"

Little Barty's smiling face made Thea want to rush over and smash his head in!

"But I think this joke is very funny."

"A successor to the Dark Lord would actually target a member of the Order of the Phoenix—"

Peng!

Little Barty didn't get a chance to say the rest.

Because Thea, having reached her breaking point, took action—in the purest form of venting from an enraged person.

To be precise, she really blew Barty's head off!

The conflict came very quickly, and by the time the Death Eaters realized what had happened, it was already over.

Despite being in full view of everyone, Thea remained remarkably calm while injuring someone in the street.

She calmly straightened her cuffs, which had been disheveled from the fight, and expertly instructed everyone to go back and report the news—

Little Barty spoke rudely to her.

She was so angry that she resorted to violence.

The few simple, self-explanatory words made Little Barty grit his teeth in hatred, but unfortunately, he was bound hand and foot and couldn't move.

“Blindfold him too,”

"I'm afraid I might not be able to resist gouging out his eyes in a little while."

Thanks to Thea's occasional fits of madness, which threatened to kill everyone, no one dared to disobey her verbal warnings (threats).